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An interpretation of epsilon aurigae.

Rotating opaque gaseous disk model to explain contradictory behavior of binary Epsilon Aurigae found in photometric and spectroscopic observations

ROTATING DISK↗

Pulsation theory.

Pulsation in cepheid instability strip in H-R DIAGRAM, giving equations for spherically symmetric motion

BINARY STAR↗

Rotating emission ring in binary systems.

Representation of rotating gaseous emission rings in eclipsing binary systems by periodic orbits around more massive component in restricted three-body problem

PERIODIC ORBIT↗

Life beyond the solar system.

Review of some of the highlights and more recent developments in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The first major problem is one of the generality of the formation of planetary systems. Observations of the nearest stars which are not members of binary or multiple stars indicates that fully half have companions of planetary mass. The presence of organic compounds in meteorites, probably in Jovian planets, in comets, in the interstellar medium, and in cool stars implies that the production of organic compounds essential for the origin of life should be pervasive throughout the universe. Possibilities of interstellar communication are discussed.

Sagan, C.↗

Are 2-micron absorptions and 11-micron emissions of M stars related

Three properties of M stars are compared: (1) /3.5/ - /11/ colors, (2) two measures of 2.3-micron band absorption, and (3) two measures of 1.9-micron band absorption. We find that the 2.3-micron bands of 21 M giants and supergiants correlate with /3.5/ - /11/ colors at better than 99 per cent confidence. A comparable relation exists between the mean 1.9-micron bands and /3.5/ - /11/ colors of 23 M giants and Miras. The sum of the 1.9-micron + 2.3-micron band intensities correlates with /3.5/ - /11/ color at better than the 99.8 per cent level for 31 M stars. These relations are consistent with both CO and H2O cooling of M star boundaries. Binaries and Ia supergiants appear to depart from these relations.

Fay, T. D., Jr.↗

A comparison of lyman alpha and HeI lambda 10830 line structure and variations in early-type star atmospheres

Fabry-Perot interferometric profiles for fifty of the early-type stars including supergiants, eclipsing binaries, Bp and Ap stars, Be and shell stars, and variable stars have been obtained. Results for beta Persei (Algol) just before primary and secondary eclipses show strong emission profiles lasting about 0.1 phase. An absorption line was seen during secondary eclipse. Bright supergiant stars (O9-A2) show time-variable, complicated absorption/emission profiles similar to those obtained for the Be/shell stars.

Meisel, D. D.↗

A search for X-ray pulsations from the Galactic Centre

A search has been conducted for periodic X-ray behavior in the Galactic Center, a region known to contain several point sources. No pulsations are detected in the range from about 2 sec to 2000 sec. The assumption that part of the steady flux from the Galactic Center is due to the steady contribution of bursters is discussed. It is also noted that the absence of pulsations does not necessarily undermine the proposed binary-neutron star models for the burst sources.

Cordova, F. A.↗